Ashish Dhawan
India Awards: AVCJ Special Achievement Award – Ashish Dhawan
Ashish Dhawan, co-founder of ChrysCapital Investment Advisors, is in the process of leaving his role of senior managing director. He looks back at the firm’s emergence and forward to his future plans
Sharing ideas in India
I was in India last week for our local event, the final one of the year, which successfully took place in Mumbai. As usual, key executives of the local private equity industry got their chance to share their views on the market with their peers from other...
Actis, Nexus and ChrysCapital's Dhawan win at AVCJ India awards - Update
Ashish Dhawan, the founder and senior managing director of ChrysCapital Investment Advisors who is transitioning out of his role to devote more time to philanthropy, won the AVCJ Special Achievement Award at the AVCJ Indian Private Equity and Venture...
ChrysCapital raises $225m for Fund VI
ChrysCapital has reportedly raised $225 million for its sixth fund, ChrysCapital VI, en route to its $500 million target.
Succession in private equity
Perhaps it is a sign of market maturity, or maybe it is a signal that the effects of the global financial crisis has passed, but the past few months have seen quite a few human resources changes within the Asian private equity industry. While changing...
The changing face of Indian private equity
What's happening in Indian private equity? The past few months have seen tremendous changes in India’s PE industry as local professionals move around in a happy merry-go-round of new and old faces. Some industry watchers say these changes and movements...
Ashish Dhawan to retire from private equity
Leading Indian general partner Ashish Dhawan will leave ChrysCapital - the private equity firm he founded - to pursue work surrounding social issues in India. In a statement to press, ChrysCapital has announced an 18 month management transition into a...